My source of inspiration is varied and almost any thing as simple as the "mist" can trigger the creative urge in me. I have imbibed a wide range of influences during all my trips with in India and abroad, where I have been fortunate to come face to face with the works of the great masters.

The enigmatic and mysterious works by Leonardo da Vinci, the long elongated figures and flat tones by Modigliani, the cubist pictorial organisation by Picasso, the thick dabs and dashes of Van Gogh and the simplified shapes with intensified colour by Gaugain and ofcourse, works by Rembrandt are all deeply embedded in my psyche. This synthesis of western influence combined with that of the doodles and pencil drawings by Indian art pioneer Rabindranath Tagore and the deep brown colour of "Indian skin" by Amrita Shergill really fascinates me.

But one undeniable source of inspiration is the cartoon network channel! I love the way a telephone takes the shape of a face and the couches are simply big lips! Watching works by children whose minds observe things in such abstract forms and shapes is of a particular interest to me as well.

I enjoy works that are suffused with a sense of optimism, hope, happiness, mystery and often have a melancholic quality about them. At times an almost monochromatic palette is fascinating while other times the vibrant colours hold my interest. Shadows and blurred figures emerging from no where, with a lot of ochre and burnt sienna thinly or thickly applied punctuated by some strokes of reds or blues are as fascinating as bold thick strokes of vibrant colours with abstract themes. The Sepia photographic quality is my personal favourite because it brings a certain "stillness", sense of timelessness, innocence and purity.

The key words that I relate best to are "spontaneity" and "instinct".